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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What term in Chapter 9 means "goodbye"?
(a) Kwa Heri.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Nyumba Ndeiya.
(d) Kihii hi.
2. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) A pair of pants and a suit jacket.
(b) A pair of pants and a sweater.
(c) A shirt and a pair of shorts.
(d) A calico.
3. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?
(a) Ngotho.
(b) Mucatha.
(c) K.A.U.
(d) The Mau Mau.
4. How long has it been since Njoroge first began school when Chapter 7 begins?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.
5. When was Jomo Kenyatta born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1903.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Lucia's mother?
2. Jacobo is said to be the first black man allowed to grow what crop in the area?
3. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?
4. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?
5. How did Kori injure himself escaping in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Kamau upset about Nganga in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 2?
2. Why does Lucia become upset when the white woman visits her classroom in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?
3. What is Njoroge's religious faith? How is this demonstrated in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?
4. How is Ngotho described in the beginning of the novel?
5. What are Njoroge's reasons for avoiding Mwihaki in the beginning of Part 1: "The Waning Light"?
6. How does Karanja describe Mau Mau in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 9?
7. What does the land represent symbolically to Mr. Howlands?
8. What is the twist ending of Karanja's story about Dedan Kimathi in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 8?
9. Who is Mwihaki and how did Njoroge come to know her?
10. Where does Njoroge's family move in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 7? Why?
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